I cancelled my Xbox live gold subscription because my dad didn’t want to pay for Xbox live gold and game pass anymore, I looked up that there is another Xbox live that is free. I’m now trying to play apex legends but my Xbox keeps asking me to buy the gold subscription, I keep pushing no thanks but the more I log in, the more it asks for me to pay the service. I checked and it said it expires today. So shouldn’t I be able to still play apex? Or do I need to have Xbox live gold?

@Hurkypandora128 Not even gonna read your post cause it’s likely just explanation, but no, you can’t. Every online experience game on Xbox requires gold as opposed to Playstation where free mp games don’t require Playstation plus (or whatever their service is called)

Can I play apex without Xbox live gold?

29 Replies

Koochi-Q
6 years ago
@Hurkypandora128 Not even gonna read your post cause it’s likely just explanation, but no, you can’t. Every online experience game on Xbox requires gold as opposed to Playstation where free mp games don’t require Playstation plus (or whatever their service is called)
iBlockHead
6 years ago
@Hurkypandora128 "I checked and it said it expires today."
You should be able to play today still if it expires today. Won't be able to around midnight though.

As said before, you do require Xbox Live in order to access any online feature in a game even if it's F2P.

You could compromise with your father and suggest only paying for Live as Live + Gamepass isn't really needed unless you love jumping from game to game and have the ability to download beyond 1TB a month.

Xbox offers a variety of price options and sometimes you can snag a 3 months for $1 or $10 which is a steal, a steal that I am currently using.

If he was paying live month by month, you could also suggest having him pay 50-60 a year instead which saves him 50% on the month to month plan.
Wingmannedbro
6 years ago
@Koochi-Q wrote:
@Hurkypandora128Not even gonna read your post cause it’s likely just explanation, but no, you can’t. Every online experience game on Xbox requires gold as opposed to Playstation where free mp games don’t require Playstation plus (or whatever their service is called)
Can confirm Apex and Fortnite and stuff are free on PS4.
I think that whole "console internet" is a bloody scam, and should be against the law. You're literally being charged to use internet you already paid for.
OldTreeCreeper
Hero+
6 years ago
@Wingmannedbro I have to agree, its very odd and I can't quite grasp what service I'm paying microsoft for?! As I already paid for the xbox?!
Wingmannedbro
6 years ago
@OldTreeCreeper wrote:
@Wingmannedbro I have to agree, its very odd and I can't quite grasp what service I'm paying for?!
PSN or Xbox live access. A completely arbitrary toll they force people to pay just because they can.
iBlockHead
6 years ago
@OldTreeCreeper the service to be able to use their platform to play exclusive games 😃 I joke
I miss the days PS was free to play all around ☹️ than they jumped on the xbox wagon and began charging us for online use 😢
OldTreeCreeper
Hero+
6 years ago
@iBlockHead I think.the term "notional" service applies here🤓
Koochi-Q
6 years ago
@OldTreeCreeper I can totally grasp it tho. Look to the past for examples. Playstation was free to play online... their connection/servers sucked as I’ve heard. Microsoft always had paying for online. Consistently good servers since the inception of online play :D.

I like to believe that then and now you pay for upkeep of servers.
OldTreeCreeper
Hero+
6 years ago
@Koochi-Q I see it more as a sales platform where they take a % of the sales as well.
Huntinwabits
6 years ago
@Wingmannedbro By two different companies? lol I could understand if it was all the same company.